Germany ten years after World War II. Construction in Wiesbaden, Germany. A half completed new state government building. Men work on the building. A winch in operation with a man operating it. Bricks being put on a hoist and pulled up the side of the building in wheelbarrows. The hoist is being lowered. A man walks and places a crowbar on a wheelbarrow. It is hoisted up the building. A man bends an iron reinforcement rack on a cable. Iron reinforcement rod is being bent. A crane operator operates a crane and smiles.
People gathered around a new Brewster SB2A Buccaneer dive bomber parked on an airfield. Next, the engine starts, groundsmen pull the aircraft chocks, and it taxis out for takeoff. The aircraft takes off delaying gear retraction, somewhat. Then it is seen buzzing the airfield at low altitude, with landing gear up..
A new (unknown brand) 1941 car is displayed driving toward the camera in a park-like setting. It has a sloping hood and two large sized kidney shaped grills. it displays a Michigan manufacturer license plate number M 10 26. Extreme front closeup of the car's hood. Later, the car drives with its right side to the camera. It Appears to have a one-piece windshield and solid steel wheels. The rear of the vehicle is rounded. It also passes with its left side toward the camera. The car parked on a lawn, its white overall color silhouetted against the dark foliage background.
The Ford Rotunda in Dearborn, Michigan. Entrance to the Ford Rotunda. Bus and pedestrians in front of the building. Rotunda interior. People look at new cars. Large globe with display cases. A couple at an information desk. Men look at cars and a suspended motor. People at the entrance.
Ten Millionth "Model T" Ford motor car in Highland Park, Michigan. Side of the car reads 'The Ten millionth New York to San Francisco via Lincoln Highway' at the Ford Motor Company's big Highland Park plant. Several views of the car. Spectators around the car. Car moves through the business district. Traffic on road. Man drives car. Dense crowds around the car. Crowd waves American flag in background.
A new German army unit in uniform is assembled in a large hall, late in World War 2 (January 1945), comprised of Volkssturm ("people's army") conscripts (mostly youth and elderly). Rifles are stacked in the foreground. A German officer at a podium gives a speech. The soldiers raise their hands and pledge allegiance to their country and leader (Hitler). The hand of a soldier on the German flag. The rifles are distributed to the individual Volkssturm soldiers.
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